8-letter words containing s, a, q, u
- quartets — Plural form of quartet.
- quartzes — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quasheba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- quashing — Present participle of quash.
- quassias — Plural form of quassia.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- questant — a person who quests
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- quintals — Plural form of quintal.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- sequelae — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- sequoyah — 1770?–1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- shangqiu — a city in E Henan province, in E China.
- squabash — to crush or demolish (an attack, argument, opponent, etc.)
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squadded — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- squadder — a member of a squad: riot squadder; fire squadder.
- squaddie — soldier
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- squailer — a stick that has been specially weighted to use as a missile for throwing at something
- squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
- squaller — to cry or scream loudly and violently: The hungry baby began to squall.
- squaloid — of, relating to, or like a shark, or specifically the dogfish (Squalidae) family of sharks
- squamate — provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.
- squamish — a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern coast of British Columbia.
- squamous — covered with or formed of squamae or scales.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- squarely — in a square shape, form, or manner.
- squarial — a type of square dish formerly produced by BSB for receiving satellite television. Previous satellite dishes had been round. The Squarial ceased to be produced in 1990.
- squarish — approximately square.
- squarson — a clergyman who is also main local landowner
- squashed — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatted — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- squatter — the act or fact of squatting.
- squattle — to settle (oneself) in a squat manner
- squawked — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squawker — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squawman — a White or other non-American-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman
- squeaker — a person or thing that squeaks.
- squealer — a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
- squirage — squires considered as a whole group
- subequal — not quite equal
- t square — a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.
- t-square — a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.
- vanquish — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.